2004 Hospitalet de Gazin, Bordeaux, France, Pomerol

Descended from the high lords of Landas, whose crest they bear, the Bailliencourt dit Courcols belong to the one of the oldest families of the Artois (North of France).

Château Gazin, which was a hamlet in the 18th century, is probably located on the site of the "Hospital of Pomeyrols", built by the knights to receive pilgrims on the Santiago de Compostela route. This was the inspiration for the name of the property's second wine "L'Hospitalet de Gazin".

Château Gazin’s vineyard covers an area of 26 hectares, in a single holding, on the upper terrace of the Pomerol terroir. The terroir at Château Gazin consists of gravel on the surface and a subsoil of blue and green clay with iron oxides (iron residues). The harvests are carried out by hand, as each plot reaches perfect ripeness. The grapes undergo an initial sorting in the vineyard, carried out by the pickers.

The wines are then transferred to oak barrels (50% new barrels) where they mature for eighteen months. A second wine, an AOP Pomerol, l'Hospitalet de Gazin, was created in 1986.